“As you will see in the video, a massive portion of the reef out front from Don Fosters and Eden Rock was completely destroyed today. The Department of Environment was contacted but nothing could be done because this was a designated anchorage zone and they were given permission to drop anchor.”

“In the previous several decades this pristine portion of the reef was never needed as an anchorage location but for some reason today, when there was only 4 ships in port, it was deemed necessary.”

“As part of the marine park, we are not allowed to fish here, not allowed to hunt lobsters, you can’t even pick up an empty shell, all in the name of conservation?….but for some reason you can drop an anchor and wipe out a reef that took thousands of years to grow. This video was shot roughly an hour after the anchor was dropped, I can’t imagine what it looks like now.” – Dive Instructor, Scott Prodahl

According to Cayman 27 News, a similar incident occurred in August of 2014 after the cruise ship Carnival Magic dropped anchor on a nearby reef. The main difference is that the MV Zenith was actually inside the designated anchorage zone. [source]